#ow lore

[lilxmoo]

the urge to do a rewrite + redesign of all of overwatch's lore and make a full story and comic out of it grows stronger by the day

[lazyvase]

Both alike in dignity

A faction that has always fascinated me is the "Feral Omnics" of the Wasteland. If you really think about this group, some interesting conclusions can be reached.

Let's go over the facts:

Omnics are alive. They are living beings in the sense that they possess a soul. Evidence for this is the fact that have desires, emotions, and can grieve, much like their human counterparts. Zenyatta also states as much. (If we wanted to get silly, we could say omnics have souls since Mercy can resurrect Zenyatta and Ramattra.) They came to possess souls some time during/after the Omnic Crisis. (Very vague)

Omnics in Australia were given land by the Australian government in order to broker peace. Now, why would they need to broker peace with mindless, souless omnics?

The Australian citizens grew angry, and formed the Australian Liberation Front. The ALF blew up the Australian Omnium. Nuking Australia into the wasteland it is currently.

No new robots/omnics could be built, for the Omnium was blown to bits, and salvaged to create Junkertown. Meaning that all the feral omnics seen are from before the ALF's attack.

Feral omnics roam the wasteland, and attack anything on sight.

Junkers sometimes roam the wasteland, and always attack anything on sight.

Starting to see a pattern? There is little difference in the behavior of Junkers and feral omnics (Which I shall be calling "Scrappers" for simplicity's sake).

Both are using whatever scrap and junk is available. Junkers use scrap to build cities, vehicles, and weapons. Scrappers use junk to build bodies and weapons. (I headcannon that the Scrappers have a city called Scrapperville)

Both are known to be insane murderers. Junkerqueen, Roadhog, and especially Junkrat are prime examples of this. Feral omnics killed nearly the entire Stone family (presumably).

The only current difference between Junkers and Scrappers is that one is made of flesh, and one is made of metal. Can you think of any differences between how the Scrappers and Junkers act? They both are fighting to survive in hell on earth.

I bet some Scrappers call the Junkers "feral humans". Roadhog's comic has shown how nasty the Junkers/Wastelanders can be.

The "Feral omnics" are just as feral as the Junkers. Don't believe the queen. There is no difference between the two inhabitants of Australia (except maybe blame).

I'm going to be so disappointed when Blizzard just portrays the Scrappers as mindless machines.

[fungicrowned]

I’m working on Overgrown Willows more!! Writing down what ideas I have and what lore there is!

For now, meet The Tar People!! (Also known as Inklings)!

[watchpointcarolina]

Overwatch Animated Short | “Alive”

[dark-silver-roses]

Tracer is canonicaly gay, now Soldier: 76 is canon gay, the pew pew characters are gay af and I'm happy for them!! 

Now I need canon gay disaster Moira and I will be complete!!!!!!!

[the-accusers]

so if Moira experimented on gabe beforehand, that may be how he survived the explosion? Maybe it was just wisps and such before hand, but afterwards it fully manifested into whatever caused Ana to gasp in horror.

[lazyvase]

PvWeek Finale (3/11/23)

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?

Due to recent retcons, the world of Overwatch now has a main villain: Anubis. The one and (now) only "God Program".

Cause and Effect

This rogue AI is singlehandedly responsible for the backstory of every single hero due to it causing the Omnic Crisis, AKA the single most important event in the Overwatch timeline.

Without Anubis:

Gabriel Reyes, Jack Morrison, Ana Amari, Torbjorn Lindholm, and Reinhardt Wilhem would have never joined Overwatch, for without the Omnic Crisis, Overwatch would have never been needed to form.

Echo would have never been made.

Lena Oxton would have never been a test pilot for Overwatch's Slipstream project, and subsequently gain teleportation powers.

Cole Cassidy would have never joined Overwatch. He would have remained the right-hand man to Elizabeth Ashe.

Genji Shimada would have died after the fight with his brother, Hanzo, for neither Overwatch nor Dr. Angela Ziegler would have been around to save him.

Dr. Angela Ziegler's parents would also still be alive. Perhaps without their deaths, Ziegler may have not been pushed as hard to put all of herself into nanobiology and the medical field.

Dr. Moira O'Deorain would have never been hired by Blackwatch nor subsequently by Talon.

Olivia Colomar would have never had to work for the Los Muertos Gang as she would not have been orphaned by the Omnic Crisis.

Jean-Baptiste Augustin would have never joined Talon as he would have not been orphaned by the Omnic Crisis.

Amelie Lacroix would have never been brainwashed by Talon as her husband would not be the leader on Overwatch's Anti-Talon Task Force.

Akande Ogundimu would have never become Doomfist as he would not have lost his arm in the Omnic Crisis. He would have remained a competitive martial artist.

Aleksandra Zaryanova would still be a national athlete if there was no Omnic Crisis to fight in.

Hana Song would continue to be a Starcraft champion if the Gwishin weren't still around.

Lucio Correia dos Santos would have not become a star if the Vishkar Corporation had not taken over his town.

Without the Omnic Crisis, Vishkar would not have grown as big through their reconstruction contracts. As such, they may have ignored a young and poor Satya Vaswani.

Zenyatta would have never become a part of the Shambali.

Ramattra and Bastion would have never been built.

Orisa would not have been able to be built by Efi, for the OR models would have not been developed enough without the models Anubis made.

Vivian Chase would have never joined Overwatch.

Fareeha Amari would have not been able to look up to Overwatch and be inspired to be a hero by them. She would also not be able to work for Helix Security International as the organization was made to replace Overwatch. Her relationship with her mother may be slightly better off however.

Dr. Mei-Ling Zhou would have never lost 9 years of her life and 5 of her colleagues if Overwatch did not employ them.

Winston would have never joined Overwatch once he returned to earth.

Hammond would have never become Wrecking Ball as there would not be a mech-fighting arena in Australia.

Without the Omnic Crisis, the Australian Liberation Front would have never formed. As such, the Australian Omnium would have not been blown up, meaning there would be no wasteland. No wasteland means no Junkertown. Odessa Stone would have been able to grow up with her father, mother, and siblings.

Mako Rutledge would have lived a life of peace.

Jamison Fawkes would have a nice and quiet childhood with his mother.

Brigitte Lindholm would have never been inspired to be a hero by Reinhardt Wilhelm. She also would not be named Brigitte.

Anubis is also responsible for the anti-omnic sentiments present in the current world of Overwatch, for the Omnic Crisis caused these sentiments. Thus, Anubis is responsible for Null Sector for two reasons.

Anubis is the reason why many corporations are doing well, because after the crisis many companies took advantage of the economic downturn and reconstruction processes. (Vishkar, Volskaya, LuMerico)

Also, I lied. Two heroes origins do not depend on Anubis.

Dr. Siebren de Kuiper's experiment still would have left his mind shattered.

Kiriko Kamori would still have to deal with the Hasimoto Clan after the fall of the Shimada Clan.

Regardless, it is undeniable that Anubis has had an immense impact on the world of Overwatch.

Who is Anubis?

Recently, a question has plagued me: what is Anubis like? What is its personality? What is its opinions and beliefs?

Now, many would say that Anubis is a soulless machine that shows no emotion or sentient thought. That Anubis's only goal or drive or personality trait is to kill all humans.

I disappointedly agree.

All evidence points to Anubis having no personality or true motivations. A truly soulless machine. Which I guess could be used as a parallel to other omnic characters (especially Ramattra). But, man, imagine if Anubis had motivations and beliefs.

Would Anubis see Ramattra as a traitor? See Bastion as a broken tool? See Echo as a mockery? See Zenyatta as useless? Would Anubis hold a grudge against the 76, Reaper, Ana, Reinhardt, and Torbjorn for its imprisonment? Would Anubis have an immense hatred for Pharah over her duty of keeping it locked up?

Perhaps those questions are best saved for another time. Especially since I'm afraid of how the Overwatch writing team will handle Anubis with a personality.

The Future

The big question is: what’s next for Anubis. It’s still a potential threat as it remains locked up. Furthermore, both Talon and Anubis itself are trying to free it. It’s only a matter of time before the biggest threat in the Overwatch universe is free.

I’d imagine if Anubis ever got free, the easy thing to do for the developers is have it take over Null Sector so they don’t have to design new enemy models. And in all fairness it just makes sense. Free army based on your designs.

The Future of PvWeek

As you should all know by now, I'm discontinuing PvWeek. This series has been an interesting and educational experience. I've learned to not do this. I often found myself stressing to make sure the PvWeek released on time. I was also forced to release some lackluster and unresearched PvWeeks. I much prefer to take as much time as I need/want on Overwatch lore posting. So that's what I'll do.

However, PvWeek will return. As said in the first PvWeek, I started this series in order to generate hype for the upcoming PvE. I've recently realized that it's going to be a while before the PvE is anywhere close to being released. So I'd be stuck doing this series for a long time. Which would very quickly lead to burnout. Something I want to steer clear from. I'll probably start PvWeek back up a few weeks before the release of the actual PvE. So stay tuned.

Thank you to all who read and interacted with PvWeek. Stay safe. And good luck on your weekly challenges.

See you around.

[lazyvase]

PvWeek (2/18/23)

Hey all! @daylightcommand3 here. It’s time to talk about all things PvE/Story Mode related. Remember to send ‘asks’ about what topics you want to see.

Won’t you take me to - Junkertown

The Junkers are the unruly and dangerous faction that rule Australia. That like to keep to themselves, and hate troublemakers and omnics. They could very easily fight Overwatch if they catch them “trespassing”. However, the Junkers are just as likely to help Overwatch if Null Sector is present. They’re not the biggest fan of robots, so they’ll probably accept Overwatch’s help in smashing them. Still, I wouldn’t be surprised if JunkerQueen wasn’t too fond of Overwatch if she listened to Hammond’s thoughts on Winston.

Let’s take ‘em to the wasteland

The Wastelanders are the unruly and dangerous nomads who roam the wasteland. They will attack anyone they come across. If Overwatch is in the wrong place at the wrong time, they may be attacked. But, as mentioned above, if Null Sector is present, Overwatch will seem like the lesser evil.

All your parts are belong to us

The wasteland has another type of inhabitants: the feral omnics. I have a lot I want to say about the “feral” omnics in a future post. So I’ll keep it short here. The feral omnics have shown a habit of violence. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them attack passing Overwatch agents.